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Subject: Two machine ethernet?
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Date: 5 Apr 91 18:35:03 GMT
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Out of curiosity, I have a question regarding 10BASET wiring:

Can two PC's with 10BASET cards be wired back to back using a single
twisted pair wire (RJ45s) with the transmit and receive pairs swapped
via a crossover block -- effectively producing a two machine ethernet?

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Jack E. McCoy                                     SSJACK@ECUVM1.BITNET
Systems Programmer                                 (919) 757 - 6401
East Carolina University                          Greenville, NC 27858
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